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Takyeh Moaven-ol-Molk

Takyeh Moaven-ol-Molk () is a takyeh and historic building in Kermanshah, Iran. It was built during the Qajar era as a Shia mourning site. On 1 December 1975, Takyeh Moaven-ol-Molk was recognized as a National monument of Iran. During the Persian Constitutional Revolution, the building suffered significant damage. Later it was renovated.

Description

The building, which lies six metres lower than ground level, has three parts: Hussainiya, Zaeynabiya and Abbasiya. Museum of Anthropology of Kermanshah, and Clothes and Jewelry Museum of Kermanshah are located in the Abbasiya.

The walls of the Hossainieh are covered with multi colored tiles depicting a wild gamut of images including Islamic era Ghazi (warrior), Battle of Karbala and Iranian shahs, shahs of the Shahnameh, European villages, local notables in 19th-century costumes alongside pre-Islamic motifs from the Achaemenid era and Persepolis.

The architect was Asqar Memarbashi whose name has been written in an inscription on the building’s façade.

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